The College and Career Readiness and College Completion Act of 2013 (CCR-CCA) established a number of requirements designed to increase college and career readiness as well as degree completion in Maryland. With a rapidly changing economy and a focus on increasing the percent of young adults with postsecondary degrees, the intent of the Act is to reduce or eliminate the need for students to enroll in remedial courses in college. Students, who enter college prepared, typically benefit from improved persistence and are more likely to complete a degree. This tool kit provides information to assist local school system staff members in implementing the provisions of the CCR-CCA that relate to preparing students for both college and careers. Under §7-205.1 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland: "Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, all students shall be assessed using acceptable college placement cut scores no later than 11th grade to determine whether the student is ready for college-level credit-bearing course work in English Language Arts, Literacy and Mathematics." It further requires that "transition courses or other instructional opportunities shall be delivered in the 12th grade to students who have not achieved College and Career Readiness (CCR) by the end of the 11th grade. The implementation of transition courses or other instructional opportunities… shall include an assessment or reassessment of the student after completion of the course [or opportunity]; and may not preclude or replace enrollment in a course otherwise required for graduation from high school." The information provided in this tool kit will assist the local school system in designating students as College and Career Ready and identifying options and requirements for students who are not ready.